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Kanye West visits Trump in Oval Office at the White House
Kanye West visited President Trump for lunch at the White House on Thursday to discuss prison reform and other issues. Wearing a “Make America Great Again” hat, West spoke to reporters in the Oval Office while seated across from the president, who was nearly speechless as the rapper held forth on topics including jobs, prison sentencing and his own mental health.
The rapper pulled up to the White House in a black SUV around 12:09 p.m. The meeting was scheduled to begin around 12:30 p.m. and was held in the private dining room of the Oval Office. Trump’s son-in-law and advisor, Jared Kushner, and daughter and advisor Ivanka Trump joined them. West also invited Hall of Fame running back Jim Brown as his guest.
Before sitting down to eat, the group gathered around the Resolute Desk and talked about North Korea. Trump said former president Barack Obama considered it one of the biggest problems.
West proceeded to speak for nearly 10 minutes on a variety of topics, including Trump, the 13th Amendment, sentencing, manufacturing and mental health. He told the president he’s not bi-polar but actually has sleep deprivation. He also claimed to be in the 98th percentile in terms of IQ. He also called out Saturday Night Live, on which he recently appeared.